Terrorism
Major U.S. airports attacked by pro-Russia hacking group
The Russian hacking group known as Killnet launched a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on several airports
Entertainment
Netflix brings back Zelensky’s political comedy TV show 'Servant of the People'
Netflix announced Wednesday that it had returned Servant of the People, the political satire that launched Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s political career, to its library.
Politics
Blinken calls out China for blaming U.S. for Ukraine crisis as Russian forces mount pressure amidst Olympics
Blinken responded to China's allegations by underscoring the global security and economics risks posed by further Russian aggression and conveyed that de-escalation are the responsible way forward
Crime
Former top FBI official accused of working for sanctioned Russian oligarch, prosecutors say
In 2021 he allegedly agreed to investigate a rival Russian oligarch for Deripaska in exchange for payments, according to the Justice Department
Politics
Ukraine declares state of emergency, tells citizens to get out of Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling up thousands of reserve troops in preparation for war
Business
Ruble soars to two year high against euro as Russian gas shipments to Poland and Bulgaria halt
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom announced on Wednesday that it had halted gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria after the two European Union members refused to make payments in Euros
Politics
Reports of Ukraine peace gains should be taken with 'large dose of polonium,' skepticism
Talk of possible breakthroughs during peace negotiations emerged this week, as Russian and Ukrainian teams convened in Istanbul
Politics
Psaki clarifies Biden's 'minor incursion' comment about hypothetical Russian move against Ukraine
"The cost of going into Ukraine, in terms of physical loss of life for the Russians – they'll prevail over time, but it's going to be heavy," Biden said.
Culture
Ukrainian 'MasterChef' serves free meals to refugees fleeing Russian bombs
"I understood that I'm not very good with the guns... but I know that I'm a very nice warrior with a knife," said Klopotenko. "My aim and my mission in life is to feed the people."